11 Aug
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Maple Leaf Foods
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Mississauga
11 Aug
Maple Leaf Foods
Mississauga
Director, Omni-channel Marketing (North America) As one of the only CPG companies headquartered in Canada, Maple Leaf Foods offers a rare marketing career advantage: the chance to shape strategy at the centre, not execute from a satellite office. This role is our North American Omni-channel leader, a visible, high-impact mandate with the latitude to design growth strategy, mobilize cross‑functional leaders, and build a team of world‑class executors. You will own the development and execution of profitable growth strategies grounded in a sound understanding of the 3Cs (Consumer/Customer, Competitors, Company) and the 4Ps (Product, Price, Promotion, Placement).
Accountable for accelerating incremental revenue and profit growth across the US and Canada by owning the end‑to‑end path‑to‑purchase growth engine across physical retail and digital commerce. This role evolves shopper marketing into a unified omnichannel capability that connects brand building, performance, and retail execution to deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Omnichannel transformation—on both the consumer and retailer side—is driving the need for this role: Shopping decisions increasingly happen before the store (search, social, retailer apps, ratings & reviews, “what’s on deal,” subscriptions/auto‑refill) and will increasingly be influenced by algorithms and agents, not only traditional marketing levers.
Retailers are now media networks. Winning requires best‑in‑class content, data, and always‑on optimization, not just flyers and displays. Omnichannel requires full‑funnel, continuous, measurable work that delivers ROI—beyond the store.
- Omnichannel Strategy & Planning (North American leadership) Lead and develop the Omnichannel Marketing team to deliver industry‑leading programs across in‑store and digital channels, spanning grocery and mass formats, ensuring every major brand initiative is translated into a cohesive retail conversion plan across physical and digital touchpoints Own execution of the US and Canada retail marketing strategy, partnering with Brand, Category, Sales/Customer teams, and external partners to deliver insight‑driven programs aligned to consumer and customer strategies, with clear activation blueprints by retailer and channel Build annual omnichannel plans by brand/category/customer, including channel roles, consumer missions, and conversion barriers 2) Digital Commerce & eRetail Excellence Own the digital shelf: PDP quality, content compliance, imagery, claims, nutrition, FAQs,
and comparison content Drive ratings and reviews strategy (sampling, advocacy, and issue management) in partnership with Communications, Legal, and Consumer Engagement 3) Retailer Media & Performance Activation Orchestrate closed‑loop plans tying media investment to commercial outcomes, including ROI/ROAS, profit‑aware attributed sales, new‑to‑brand sales, share, household penetration, and incrementality (where possible) Ensure creative and content are fit‑for‑format across sponsored products, display, video, shoppable, and offsite 4) In‑store Shopper Marketing (Integrated with digital) ~ POS, merchandising, displays, promo storytelling, and seasonal programs. Integrate in‑store activation with digital and retail media channels: Deliver a single source of truth for performance reporting and post‑mortems in partnership with Finance, Sales, and Category, turning learning into action and raising the return on omnichannel investment Lead and develop a high‑performing Omnichannel Marketing team across the US and Canada, setting clear priorities, raising the performance bar, and building deep functional expertise in digital shelf, retail media, and integrated shopper activation Serve as a unifying leader across Brand, Sales, Category, Finance, and agency partners, aligning diverse stakeholders around shared growth objectives, simplifying complexity, and fostering a culture of accountability, experimentation, and data‑driven decision‑making Robust foundation in shopper marketing, with modern capability in eCommerce, retailer media, quick commerce, and effective use of AI‑enabled tools High‑impact people leader with experience building, inspiring, and developing world‑class executors across disciplines Commercially fluent: comfortable with data, dashboards, testing, and trade‑offs; Exceptional communicator (written and verbal) with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders Experience operating across Canadian shopper/retail environments (USA experience is an additional asset) able to make a message sell in each environment, digital and physical What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods: Being part of a high‑performance,
people‑focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
Defined Contribution Pension
Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment. Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career. Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.
We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. We’re passionate about food.
For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science‑based targets. We’re a global food company with approximately 10,000 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada.
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment.
High Performance
We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job‑related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part‑time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short‑term incentive plan. #
📌 Marketing Lead (Part-Time) (Mississauga)
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